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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies : BSc Hons (Royal (Dick) Sch of Veterinary Studies)

Undergraduate Course: International Development and Agriculture (VETS10039)

Course Outline
SchoolRoyal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course will address the key theories of international development in agriculture through a combination of political theory and historical and contemporary case studies.
Course description This course will cover the major theories of international agricultural development and the historical contexts in which they emerged. Through much of the history of agricultural development - including in many cases in the present - there has been a tendency to view new agricultural technologies as a form of 'silver bullet' solution which can be un-problematically transplanted across contexts by benevolent international experts. Insights from international development, economic history and global politics will be used to develop a more realistic and pragmatic approach to agricultural development.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2022/23, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  20
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 196 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 30 %, Coursework 70 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Exam 30%
Coursework 70% (Essay 30%; Case-Study 20%; Presentation 20%)
Feedback Feedback will be supplied within 15 days of the submission deadline
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)Exam1:00
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Describe different views about international development with particular relevance to the role agriculture plays in economic development.
  2. Analyse and assess the trade-offs inherent in international development for agriculture.
  3. Critically evaluate the potential for agriculture's integration into global value chains as an engine for economic development.
  4. Identify, describe and evaluate the roles and responsibilities of statutory, advisory and non-governmental bodies involved in global agriculture with particular relevance to sustainable development.
Reading List
Constance et al (eds.), (2018), Contested Sustainability Discourses in the Agrifood System, Routledge.

Green, A., (2016); 'How change happens', OUP.

Shattuck, A. & Holt Giménez, E.(2011), "Food crises, food regimes and food movements: rumblings of reform or tides of transformation?, The Journal of Peasant Studies 38(1): 109-144.
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills This course will contribute to developing graduate skills in:
Influencing and negotiations skills, having the ability to negotiate or persuade and influence others - practically through working as a group to produce a presentation, and theoretically by understanding the challenges of participatory research.
Verbal communication & presentation, enhancing verbal communication skills encompassing both listening and questioning, and oral communication of complex ideas and arguments - through working as a group to produce a presentation
Team working, effectively perform within team environments including the ability to recognise and capitalise on individuals' different thinking, experience and skills - through working as a group to produce a presentation, and choosing how to respond by blogging about seminar presentations.
KeywordsInternational development,agriculture,global politics,political theory,case studies.
Contacts
Course organiserProf Alan Duncan
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Course secretaryMr Gordon Littlejohn
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